Art of Flight Festival

25/04/2026

We’d love if you could please take 2 minutes to pass on your feedback from this years event 🎈 help us shape next year!

Thanks so much

If you attended Art of Flight this year, we’d love to hear from you.

As our very first festival, your feedback will play a big role in shaping what Art of Flight becomes in the years ahead.

It only takes 2 minutes to complete our survey 👇
👉 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VVTT7R2

Thank you so much for being part of Art of Flight 🎈

23/04/2026

Hooked on chasing balloons? Your next stop Mildura 🎈

22/04/2026

If you attended Art of Flight this year, we’d love to hear from you.

As our very first festival, your feedback will play a big role in shaping what Art of Flight becomes in the years ahead.

It only takes 2 minutes to complete our survey 👇
👉 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VVTT7R2

Thank you so much for being part of Art of Flight 🎈

14/04/2026

As we wrap up an incredible week of Art of Flight Festival 🎈

A huge thank you to our partners who made it all possible.

From the skies above Benalla to the moments on the ground, this event simply wouldn’t exist without your support.

Our Major Partners:
Visit Victoria Australia
Goldrush Ballooning
ENGIE
TIS - Taylored Insurance Solutions
Jayco Australia
Australian National Balloon Championships
Goldrush Ballooning
Balloons Victoria
Kavanagh Balloons
Elite Drone Shows & Cyberdrone Drone Shows

Our Business Partners:
King River Brewing
Dal Zotto Wines
Brookfield Maze
Wangaratta Turf Club
John Gehrig Wines
Maygars Hill Vineyard and Cottage
Petroleum

We’re so grateful to have such a strong group behind the festival.

Until next year. 🎈✨

12/04/2026

Final Day: Art of Flight Festival 🎈
Balloons took to the skies over Benalla one last time this morning, wrapping up the competition with a final Key Grab.

From sunrise launches to a sky full of competition, it's been a week of precision, patience, and moments you don't get everyday.

What a week!

Benalla, you showed up.
See you next year 🎈

11/04/2026

Congratulations to the following winners of Art of Flight International Championship:
1st Place - Dominic Bareford (UK)
2nd Place - Edward Saunders (AUS)
3rd Place - Matthew Scaife (AUS)
Best Crew Award - Wayne Guy
Best Rookie - James Robertson (AUS)

11/04/2026

Good Morning, our balloos will be heading out to Carroll Rd Baddaginnie near the train line.
Flying back into the Benalla Airport for the Key Grab.
The decision to fly today is up to each individual pilot.

11/04/2026

An update for Sunday morning 7-11am at Benalla Airport (free entry);
- 7am to 8am Balloons will fly in to the airport for a key grab weather permitting - best viewing at the Gliding Club of Victoria
- 8.30 Beech 18 does a circuit overhead Benalla with smoke, before parking at the Aviation Museum
- 9-11am Gliding offers a flight simulator plus other gliders to sit in or get up close to
- Rotary egg and bacon rolls at the Aviation Museum
- Coffee van at the Glider Club
- Aircraft on display throughout the morning